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The countries who do the best in international comparisons, whether its Finland or Japan, Denmark or Singapore, do well because they have professional teachers who are respected, and they also have family and community which support learning. – Howard Gardner

My family moved a lot as a kid. We started in Colorado, where I lived for five years. We moved to Chicago for two years, to San Francisco for one year, Connecticut for seven, Oregon for a couple years, and then I went to school. So I was always moving, Im still always moving. – Gus Van Sant

If Im diagnosed with cancer I might become despondent, but someone young might not, and they might need connections with somebody outside their circle of family because their family is so despondent. – Gus Van Sant

Because I didnt have brothers, I was always interested in the kids down the street that had four brothers in their family, so I became one of them – but it was not my family. – Gus Van Sant

My family truly believes they are better cooks than I am. They see me as Giada, not as a celebrity chef. To them Im just me – their granddaughter, niece, etc., and theyre older and wiser. I like that because it keeps you grounded. – Giada De Laurentiis

I want to deal with somebody who comes from another country to the United States and has a family that comes. I dont care if its a black family from Jamaica or a Hispanic family from Mexico. These issues need to be dealt with, but they need to be dealt with in the entertaining way. – Harvey Weinstein

Im a strange mixture of my mothers curiosity my father, who grew up the son of the manse in a Presbyterian family, who had a tremendous sense of duty and responsibility and my mothers father, who was always in trouble with gambling debts. – Rupert Murdoch

Im considered homophobic and crazy about these things and old fashioned. But I think that the family – father, mother, children – is fundamental to our civilisation. – Rupert Murdoch

Id be a liar if I said I had a normal family. – Edward Furlong

When Im on my own, I can be negative. I need my friends and family around to help pick me up if Ive had a bad qualifying session. I think insecurity plagues a lot of sportspeople. – Jenson Button

Getting a family into work, supporting strong relationships, getting parents off drugs and out of debt – all this can do more for a childs well-being than any amount of money in out-of-work benefits. – Iain Duncan Smith

The extraordinary thing about India is that its such a family place. Its full of families everywhere. – Danny Boyle

I was lucky. My family is wonderful. And its funny, because most of my best friends come from very large families. So it always felt as if I had lots of siblings, though in the end I had to leave them and go home. I kind of got the best of both worlds as a kid. – Sophia Bush

I love being healthy. I get a lot of sleep. Im a girl who eats. And I feel beautiful no matter how I look. I have my family to thank for that. – Lea Michele

The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after Im gone. – Eddie Van Halen

I feel my familys needs are a priority. Im not comfortable with the idea of serving the many and ignoring my family. – Susan Sarandon

I dont want to be reincarnated, thats for sure. When youve had rewarding experiences in your life – a loving family, friends – you dont need additional reassurances that youre going to do something with a new cast of characters. Id just as soon pass. – Lewis Thomas

Its a family thats loaded with grudges and passion. We come from a long line of robbers and highwaymen in Italy, you know. Killers, even. – Nicolas Cage

But in my heart of hearts, this is the kind of thing… this is what everyone is struggling with in their lives – relationships and family. To me, its always an interesting area to mine. Im drawn to it. – Mark Ruffalo

Ive been through a lot of things in my personal and family life. That turned me into a fighter. I always strive to be the best I possibly can. – Hope Solo